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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
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Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0332

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  1. My Home District - Ballygowan Song

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    1. The name of my own district is Ballygown.
    It is in the parish of Abbey.
    It is in the barony of Leitrim. There is a song connected with it called "Sweet Ballygown.
    It is about the evictions of Ballygown.
    Ballygown song:-
    I
    You true sons of Erin, I hope you'll draw near
    For the rights and the wrongs of our country to hear
    In the days that are passed they drove us away
    From our dear cots in Ireland far over the sea.
    Its well I remember, when I was but a boy.
    To hear my poor mother, how sad she did cry
    When her husband refused the rent to pay down.
    Evicted we were them from "Sweet Ballygown".
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballygowan, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Neil Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygowan, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygowan, Co. Galway